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Of the current unemployed, 1,280 are women and 660 are aged under 24 years.

The number of jobless claimants in North Lincolnshire has gone above 3,000 (Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/PA Images)

This week the DWP replaced Universal Jobmatch with a new scheme called Find A Job.

The spokeswoman said the new scheme would continue to allow job seekers to search for 24 hours a day and would offer them and employers a simpler and more stream-lined way to log in and access their information.